Episodes

  • Farewell and new beginnings

    Farewell and new beginnings
    Jun 5 2024
    After a great run, DW’s World in Progress podcast is coming to an end. We'd like to thank all our correspondents and listeners who've been loyal to the program all these years. But we also have some good news for you.
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    1 min
  • Young single mothers in Morocco

    Young single mothers in Morocco
    Feb 1 2024
    Unwed mothers and their children are ostracized by society and stigmatized by their own families. Many women and children end up in desperate situations. But a growing number of people are trying to end this dire situation, both in courts and in society as a whole. But there's still a long way to go.
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    30 mins
  • Remembering

    Remembering
    Jan 25 2024
    In light of Holocaust Remembrance Day this week, we hear from those who survived the atrocities of Nazi Germany. We also hear from children who are trying to make ends meet in Cairo's garbage district and how a singer in Rio de Janeiro moves from train to train to offer her art.
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    30 mins
  • To your health

    To your health
    Jan 17 2024
    Why China's young workers are pumping the brakes on life in the fast-lane. And a special visit to a groundbreaking café in Vienna that wants to bridge the gap between the young and old.
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    30 mins
  • Life-changing solutions

    Life-changing solutions
    Jan 10 2024
    How one woman in Morocco is making waves in the fishing community, when she became the first woman to get a fishing license. Elsewhere in Germany, a woman is helping foster kids in limbo. And a dance studio in Rio de Janeiro that's dedicated to helping young girls and women rise to the top, no matter their family or income.
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    30 mins
  • Changing cities in Latin America: Medellin and Prospera

    Changing cities in Latin America: Medellin and Prospera
    Jan 3 2024
    How rich tourists change Medellín, which used to be Colombia's most dangerous city, and why that also brings problems for the locals -- And: In Honduras, investors are building a private enterprise city - they want to run it without the state’s jurisdiction and tax laws, but critics fear it's a danger to democracy.
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    30 mins
  • How tech can help build communities

    How tech can help build communities
    Dec 27 2023
    From 3D-printed houses, apartments entirely made from recycled materials and high-speed internet access in remote villages in Nepal's Himalayan region.
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    30 mins
  • Lost places

    Lost places
    Dec 20 2023
    Have you heard of the castle ghost town in Turkey with over 500 little fairytale castles? Skyscraper mudhouses in Yemen? Or how temples in Egypt were moved to a different spot to help preserve them in the long run? We go explore lost places.
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    30 mins